However, creating a card in just one day, especially a Summoning Card that's said to have a very high production difficulty.
That's highly improbable.
After all, if it weren't that difficult to create, Jiang Yuan would have more than just these few Card Spirits by now.
Compared to a Beast Taming Card Master who also has to nurture their Guardian Beasts, that costs quite a lot.
Card Spirits don't have these drawbacks.
As long as the Card Master's strength increases, the Card Spirits will grow in strength alongside the Card Master's.
Plus, Card Spirits don't consume as much food, materials, etc. as Guardian Beasts, so naturally the more the better.
But in total, including Jiang Yuan's, there are only four Card Spirits… Oh, now it's five.
Jiang Yuan's four, plus one from his master Li Yueying.
If it wasn't difficult to create Card Spirits, why wouldn't he create more and enhance his Combat Power?
Having thought of this, Shi Zhuan's eyes rolled, and he immediately thought of a way to verify it.
Wait and see if Jiang Yuan will materialize this white-bearded old man in the upcoming match.
If he doesn't materialize him, it would prove my idea is correct, and I'll directly choose to challenge this white-bearded old man.
After all, the bet just now was to challenge any of Jiang Yuan's Card Spirits, doesn't this white-bearded old man count as one?
If Jiang Yuan materializes this white-bearded old man as well in the upcoming match, then I'll have to be more cautious, only able to choose between the black-clothed woman and this white-bearded old man as my opponent.
Both participants moved quickly and soon took the stage.
Once both participants appeared, the crowd started to get excited.
[If he can't even beat one of Jiang Yuan's Card Spirits, then I'll call him the weakest Heavy Armor Manipulator in the history of Five-Colored Floating Armor!]
[Don't call him the weakest, if he can't defeat one of Jiang Yuan's Card Spirits, I'll definitely report to the Academy and apply to strip him of his title as Pale Floating Tomb operator!]
[If he fails, I will surely let him know that not just any trash can operate the Five-Colored Floating Armor Heavy Armor.]
[Given the situation, he must choose the black-clothed woman, among the three Card Spirits, she is definitely the weakest.]
[Great minds think alike, that's what I think too, but who knows if he thinks the same.]
[If he doesn't choose the black-clothed woman and selects the other two Card Spirits, resulting in a defeat, then he will be etched into our Academy's pillar of shame, that's what I say!]
"Shi Ji should be fine."
Li Yueying said with a slight frown in response to the old principal's query.
"His actual ability is to operate the Undead Clan that he has defeated before, he can also summon some Bone Spirits for combat power."
"It can be said his strategy is a war of attrition, which is relatively effective against Pale Floating Tomb, or rather, Pale Floating Tomb probably doesn't have a good way to deal with this type of competitor."
"Of course, this is based on the power Shi Zhuan has displayed so far."
"If…"
Li Yueying did not finish her sentence, but the old principal understood what she meant.
It was nothing more than concern that Shi Zhuan might have some new cards in two days.
"As for Nezha and Zhao Gongming, there should be no problem, both of them have the strength to challenge beyond their level."
"And another thing, Nezha and Zhao Gongming also have very strong attack power; from the previous match between Shi Zhuan and Jiang Nan, it can be seen that both of them have the power to defeat Shi Zhuan."
"If in time Shi Zhuan does not have absolute confidence, he definitely won't choose Nezha and, huh?"
Li Yueying was speaking when she suddenly gasped and looked toward the arena.
The old principal was wondering about Li Yueying's sudden "huh," and following her gaze, he also looked toward the center of the arena.
The countdown in the arena had ended three-two-one, and Jiang Yuan did not hesitate to materialize Shi Ji, Nezha, and Zhao Gongming.
And as he channeled Star Power, everyone clearly sensed his realm of strength.
"Mid-stage of Great Liang already?"
The old principal looked at Jiang Yuan with some surprise: "Did he use the blue Quality Star Power Light Ball that was the reward for winning the Joint Examination championship?"
"It should be."
Li Yueying nodded, then frowned slightly.
She originally thought that Jiang Yuan would wait until after reaching Mid-stage of Great Liang to use it, by then there would be more time to tackle the bottleneck.
But...
It seems about the same.
"When did you break through to the Mid-stage of Great Liang?"
Shi Zhuan, who also sensed Jiang Yuan's power, asked him with a sinking heart.
"What's it to you? Hurry up and pick your opponent, finish early and you can go home early."
Jiang Yuan was already getting impatient, as he just wanted to finish quickly and go back to... convince Zhan Youqing to custom-make the remaining four sets of armor.
So, for the current battle, his thoughts were on settling it swiftly.
"Isn't there one more Card Spirit? Why haven't you brought it out?"
Upon hearing Jiang Yuan saying this, Shi Zhuan's anger surged immediately, and without any hesitation, he pointed at Jiang Yuan and asked.
"Another Card Spirit?"
[Another Card Spirit?]
When Shi Zhuan said this, not only the audience on the field, the teachers, but also the viewers in the live broadcast were all surprised.
How does Jiang Yuan have another Card Spirit?
They hadn't seen Jiang Yuan take out his fourth Summoning Card before.
"Huh?"
Hearing Shi Zhuan say this, Jiang Yuan was also stunned for a moment.
I have another Card Spirit?
The Unihorn Smoke Beast?
No, that's not right, the Unihorn Smoke Beast is my mount, and they don't know it's a Summoning Card.
"That old man with the white beard."
Seeing Jiang Yuan looking confused, Shi Zhuan spoke impatiently.
"White-bearded old man?"
Jiang Yuan was taken aback, then quickly realized.
The white-bearded old man is referring to... Lord Lao Zi?
Oh right, Lord Lao Zi is also a Summoning Card.
Jiang Yuan gave a wry smile, after all, he had just created the [Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad] and it was understandable that he hadn't reacted straight away.
Thinking this, Jiang Yuan felt a bit embarrassed, then he took out a Purple Quality Card again.
As the purple glow shimmered, Lord Lao Zi holding a Floating Dust staff also appeared in the arena.
"Yes, that's who I want to challenge!"
As soon as Lord Lao Zi appeared, the audience was astonished to see the white-bearded old man mentioned by Shi Zhuan.
Although they were surprised how Shi Zhuan knew about this? But now was not the time to ask.
After all, Shi Zhuan was still in the middle of the battle.
In the arena, the newly appeared Lord Lao Zi, hearing Shi Zhuan's words, was also puzzled.
But he quickly came to his senses and irritably flicked his Floating Dust.
"I'm a non-combatant."
"Just say if you're a Card Spirit or not."
"I am not... I am!"
Lord Lao Zi was midway through his denial when he suddenly remembered his current situation and begrudgingly nodded.
"Well then, that's settled. So I am going to challenge you; the wager was simply that I challenge one of Jiang Yuan's Card Spirits."
With a smug look, Shi Zhuan pointed at Lord Lao Zi and said, "Old man, you're not scared, are you? Talking about being a non-combatant."
Shi Zhuan laughed triumphantly, thinking the situation was just as he had expected – the other party was merely a Support Card Spirit, not one of those with terrifying combat power like Nezha and the others.
However, at this moment, he didn't notice the admiring and pitying glances thrown his way by Nezha, Shi Ji, and Zhao Gongming.
Who was the last person that called Lord Lao Zi like this?
Oh, right.
"The last time someone addressed me like that was a monkey, but he was much more polite than you. I only placed him in the Alchemy Furnace and refined him for forty-nine days."
Lord Lao Zi's face darkened, and he spoke to Shi Zhuan.
"You're so arrogant; I want to see if you have the ability to turn the world upside down, how you compare to that monkey?"
Saying that, Lord Lao Zi took a step forward.
"Alright, we accept the challenge. Let Lord Lao Zi fight." Seeing this scene, Jiang Yuan could only agree helplessly.
Looks like Lord Lao Zi's temper has flared up.
But, doesn't Lord Lao Zi seem to lack attack abilities?